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U.S. court sentences former Bolivian interior minister to nearly 6 years behind bars

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FILE PHOTO: Bolivian Government Minister Arturo Murillo speaks during a news conference at the police headquarters, after operations against drugs trafficking in La Paz, Bolivia January 23, 2020.REUTERS/David Mercado

A U.S. court sentenced former Bolivian Interior Minister Arturo Murillo to 70 months behind bars on Wednesday for conspiracy to commit money laundering, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement.

Murillo pleaded guilty in October to receiving $532,000 in bribes from a Florida-based company in exchange for helping the company secure a tear gas contract with Bolivia's defense ministry.

A former senator, Murillo served as interior minister between 2019 and 2020 during the interim government of President Jeanine Anez.

(Reporting by Brendan O'Boyle; Editing by Mark Porter)

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